Washing-machine.



G. PORRELLO. WASHINQ MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, 1913' 1, 1 20,532. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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GIUSEPPE PORRELLO, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed March 28, 1918. Serial No. 757,437.

The invention embodies, among other fea tures, a washing machine that is preferably operated by foot power and which comprises a tank or casing adapted to contain the clothes to be washed, and a second tank or casing in which the water to be used in connection with washing the clothes is normally contained, the said water being-preferably impregnated with a washing solution, with means for conducting the water from the water tank or easing into the clothes receiving tank or casing in order that the clothes will be thoroughly impregnated with the water and washing solution, after which the used water is returned to the water tank or casing in a manner which will remove the sediment or other impurities from the water so that the water can be reused, actuating members being employed to operate in the clothes receiving tank or casing and operable to pound the clothes in a manner which will permit the water, together with the washing solution, to thoroughly impregnate the clothes in order that the clothes will be thoroughly washed. i

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specifi-' cation, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the washing machine; Fig. 2 is a plan view; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 33 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 44 in- Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 5-5 in Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a washing machine 10 comprising a clothes receiving tank 11, a supply tank 12, and an intermediate casing 13, in-

terposed between the tanks 11 and 12 and adapted to contain the mechanism for op-' erating the machine 10, the casing 13 being normally closed by side doors 14 and a cover 15 mounted to swing on the casing13 so that access can be had to the mechanism in the casing in order to readily ad ust or repair the same. The clothes receiving tank 11 is provided with a closure 16 and supported therein is an apertured platform 17 upon which the clothes are to be placed, an apertured compressing plate 18 being arranged above the platform 17 in the tank 11 and operable vertically therein, an operating screw 19 having swivel connection with the compressing plate 18 and extending vertically for threaded connection with the upper face 20 of the tank 11, the said operating screw 19 passing through the said face 20 and being provided with a suitable wheel 21 whereby the screw can be rotated to move the compressing plate 18 vertically in the tank 11.

The supply tank 12 is provided with a swinging cover 22 and is adapted to contain the water for washing the clothes in the clothes receiving tank 11, a suitable washing solution being preferably mixed with the water in the supply tank in order that the clothes may be thoroughly washed. To insure the conveyance of the water from the supply tank 12 to the clothes receiving tank 11, a pipe 23 extends from the supply tank to a pump 24 supported within the casing 13 and having connection with a foot pedal 25 also arranged in the casing 13, a pipe 26 having connection with the pump 24 and projectingwithin the clothes receiving tank 11. A perforatedplate 27 is supported within the supply tank 12 in spaced relation to the bottom thereof and the inner end of the pipe 23 normally projects above the said plate. tion with the upper end of the clothes receiving tank 11 and extends through the casing 13 and into the supply tank 12, the said outlet pipe 28 being adapted to pass downwardly in the supply tank below the plate 27 so that when the fiuid, after being used in, the clothes receiving tank, is re-.

or fluid will be prevented from flowing into the pipe 23 with the fluid by interposing An outlet pipe 28 has connecthe plate 27 between the outlet of the pipe 28 and the inlet of the pipe 23. Atransparent gage 29 is preferably supported on the supply tank 12 and through which the fluid in the tank can be readily seen in order that the clearness of the fluid can be deter;

mined by the operator.

Standards 30 are supported on the upper face 31 of the clothes receiving tank 11,

1 adjacent the closure 16 thereof, and a horizontal shaft 32 is journaled on the said standards, one end of the shaft having keyed thereto a wheel 33 to which is pivotally connected a pitman rod 34, having its 15,

point of connection with the wheel 3301fset from the center thereof with the other end of the pitman having an offset pivotal connection with a belt pulley 35 journaled onan extension 36 of one of the standards 30, a belt 37 being passed around the pulley 1 35- and abelt pulley 38 journaled in the casing 13 carried by a fly wheel 39 which has suitable belt connection with the foot pedal .so that when the foot pedal is operated 2'5 the shaft 32 will reciprocate in order to imtank 11 and through the compressing plate 18 in the clothes receiving tank, the said nod being capable of a vertical reciprocating movement and having horizontal plates 43 secured to the lower ends thereof so that the rods 42, together with the plates 43, will constitute stamping members 44 which will engage the clothes supported on the platform 17 in the receiving tank to alternately pound the same so that the fluid in the receiv-ing tank will thoroughly impregnate the clothes. 1 I r Now in the use of the device described, we will assume that the supply tank 12 has been filled with a fluid containing a washing 45 solution and a quantity of clothes have been placed in the receiving tank 11 by passing the same through the closure 16, the said '7 clothes being supported on the platform 17 in the tank 11. Now by operating the foot pedal 25 the fluid in the tank 12 will be pumped into the clothes receiving tank 11 and will thoroughly impregnate the clothes,

; while at the same time the stamping mem-.

bers 44 will be reciprocated to alternately p compress the clothes in order that the fluid containing the washing solution will thoroughly impregnate the clothes. By turning down on the screw 19 the compressing plate 18 will be moved downwardly in the clothes receiving tank 11 in order to retain the clothes'in a compact bulk on the platform 17 and it will be readily seen that when the clothes receiving tank 11 becomes filled with fluid the same will flow outwardly through the outlet pi'pe 28 and thence into the supply tank 12, after which vthe fluid returned to the supply tank will be reused, the sediment same is returned to the supply tank being adapted to remain beneath the plate 27 'or dirt contained in the used fluid when the machine is constructed in a single unit, with the clothes receiving tank, the supply tank 12 and casing 13 relatively arranged in rigid relation.

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim:

1. In a washing machine, the combination with a clothes receiving tank, of a fluid supply tank, a casing interposed between the clothes receiving tank and fluid supply tank and containing a pumping mechanism, a

pipe extending from the fluid supply tank to the pumping mechanism, a-pipe extending from the pumping mechanism to the clothes receiving tank for supplying fluid thereto, an outlet pipe extending from the clothes receiving tank tg the supply tank,

and a perforated plate; supported in the,

fluid supply tank and interposed between theinlet of the first mentioned pipe and the outlet of the last mentioned pipe.-

2. In a washing machine, with a clothes receiving tank, of .a fluid sup the combination ply tank, a casing interposed between the I said tanks and containing a pumping mechanism, a pipe extending from the fluid supply tank'to the pumping mechanism, a second pipe extending from the pumping mechanism to the clothes receiving tank, a third pipe extending from the clothes receiving tank to the fluid supply tank, said third pipe constituting an outlet pipe for the clothes receiving tank, a perforated plate interposed between the inlet of the first mentioned pipe and the outlet of the last mentioned pipe, and a perforated plate interposed between the outlet of the second mentioned pipe andv the inlet of the last mentioned pipe. v

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. U

Witnesses:

' CARLO RONEL S, ANGELO Cozzo.v 

